Surface Warfare Officer - Nuclear

• Proven career balance to produce highly effective warfighting ship Commanding Officers and technically competent CVN Reaction Officers
• SWO Bonuses and Nuclear Officer Bonus and Incentive Pay (NOBIP) - Compensation for TWO skillsets with no interlock between SWO & Nucelar contracts
  1. SWO: Warfighting Skills
     1. Department Head Retention Bonus (DHRB): Up to $150,000
     2. LCDR Retention Bonus (LRB): Up to $46,000 
     3. Senior Officer Retention Bonus (SORB): Up to $48,000
  2. NOBIP: Nucelear Talent
     
     1. Continuation Bonus (COBO): Up to $50,000 annually
     2. Annual Incentive Pay (AIP): $12,500 annually
• Detailed to operational First Division Officer Tour to earn SWO qualification
• 28 month CVN Division Officer Sea Tour can be reduced
  • To 25 months if you:
    • Accept follow-on orders to Shore Duty
    • Complete the Prospective Nuclear Engineering Officer (PNEO) course
    • Accrue a minimum of 4 months aboard post-PNEO
    • Reactor Officer concurs with early transfer
  • To 22 months if you:
    • Complete the PNEO course and take orders as NPTU Shift Engineer, OR
    • Sign a Department Head Retention Bonus contract AND
      • Successfully complete PNEO
      • Accrue a minimum of 4 months aboard post-PNEO
      • Reactor Officer concurs with early transfer
• All current shore duty options remain available, including Talent Management
• Oppurtunities for Career Intermission Program (CIP)

For more information, check out the latest PERS SWO(N) Community Brief!